Overshoe attachment.



. W.H.1'ILLSON'. v OVBRSHOE ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED ulna. 1905. y

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OVBRSHOE ATTACHMENT. APPLIOATIOH FILED JAN. 5, 1965.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Paeneee'my 31., 1 906.

Application filed January 5, 1905. Serial N'oi239fl84i' To all whom itmctyconcern:

Be 'it known that I, WILLIAM H. TrLLsoN, a citizen of' the UnitedStates, residing at Quincy, in the county of Adams and State ofIllinois, have invented a new and useful Overshoe Attachment, of whichthe following is a specification. p

This invention relates to means for pre venting overshoes from slippingat the heel, andha's forits object to embody the invention inthe natureof an attachment capable of being readily applied 'to any ordinary formof overshoe without changing or altering the latterin any mannerwhatsoever and arranged forengagement' across the back of the heel ofthe shoe proper in'the nature of a hangerto retain the heel of theovershoe snugly upon the heel ofthe shoe proper.

A further object of the invention is to have the attachment operate toslightly spread the heel portion oithe overshoe to facilitate thedrawing of the heel 'portion'thereof upon the-heel of the shoe, and whenthe hanger mem ber of the device is engaged with the back of the heelportion of the shoe to have the device portion of" the 'overshoe snuglyagainst the heelo'f the shoe anda'lso to draw the hanger, with a springtension; into snug engagement'with the shoe,- so as to efiiectuallyavoid looseness of the= hanger, and thereby prevent heel of theovershoe, and to obviate play of the han er and consequent wear upon theshoe an discomfort to the wearer; p

With these and other objects in view the present invention consistsinthe combination andaarrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter morefully described-shown in the" accompanying drawings, and particularlypointed out in the appended claim it being understood that changes inthe form, proportions, size, and'minor details may be made-within thescope of the claim without departing from the spirit or sacrificing anyof In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1=is a'perspective view of-anovershoehaving one embodiment of the present attachment ap'-' pliedthereto in operative position. Fig. 2 isin Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isa plan viewof the device, showing ll3S 'l1'1&0l3iV6 position infull lines andits-active positionin dottedlines; Figs; 4, 5,=6*,and 7are perspecfinvention; Fig; 8" is-a fragmentary detail perspective view illustratinga-modification bail shaped hanger with l the body of the at tachinent;

I Like characters of reference designate scorthe 'drawingsi Referring-atfirst more particularly to Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, of'thedrawingswhereinhas been shown the preferred e'mbodiment of the invention, itwill be seen that the attach ment'includes' a substantially U-'shaped-bo.dy 1, formed of sprin' vmetal and ofa suitable ,width and provide ateach-endwith external inverted substantially U shaped spring clips 2which are disposed at theupp'er edge of the body and are designedtorfattachingthefbody to an ov ershoe. As indicatedinl ig.-2., thespring-clips '2 are integral with the body; but these clips may beformed of separate pieces and suitably connected to the'body, -as"willbe hereinafter described. The upperjkedge-of the body is cut awayforab'out'halfthe depth of the "body and i for substantially the entiredistance between the terminal attaching:- clips, as indicate'd'at 3'.bodygl there isla bail-shaped'hanger member 4, formed of-sprin metal andarranged Within the body 1, eac 'end'ofathe-bail being pivotallyconnected to the -body, as at '5', preferably by. means of a tubularrivet'kofr eyelet, so as to produce astrongiandydurable pivotalconnection between themembers and to avoid terminal p'roj e'ctions-uponthe inner and outer sides of the'attachment Upon the back or exterior ofthe hanger 4 there is'-*a strip 'OfflGXl-b'l or yieldable material 6, 1ref erably. rubber orrubber fabric,- which 1 pro- 3' sets below thelower .e'dge' of thehangerrand is'of a size to substantially lit-withinthe seat or cut-away portion '3; and thereby limitfth'e downward:movement; of the hanger'a Suit? able fastenin s 7, such as'rivetsorfeyelet's are employe to attachthe'istrip 6 t'o-"th e hanger, and a inaddition to these 'fastenings' there may be aplate o'rstrip. 8 appliedtothe 1n the manner of connecting one endiof the O1 hanger,

- responding partsin-each and everyfigureof In addition to the Iouterface of the part6 and pier'c'edbythe fastenings 7, so as to snuglyretain the inter mediate portion ofthe' flexible stri e against thehanger, and thereby preventrucking .u and displacement thereof:stantially U-shap'ed clips '9 the upper edgeof the plate 8 and aredesig'ned to engage th e upper edge of' an overshoeto limitthe.downward-movementioftheilianger Inverted sfu b are provided at IIO ment.When not in use, the hanger 4 is swung down flush with the upper edge ofthe I body, and thereby within the heel of the overshoe, so as not tointerfere with the convenient fitting of the overshoe to the shoeproper. When the overshoe has been put on, the hanger is drawn up so asto engage across the ,heel of the shoe, or, to be more correct, across:the upper above the upper edge of the heel portion of the shoe, therebyto prevent dropping or slipping of the heel of the overshoe *upon theheel of the shoe proper. In remov- :ing the overshoe the hanger is swungdown into its inoperative position, and then the overshoe may be removedin the usual may. It will now be understood that by reason of 'theflexible strip 6 projecting below the lower edge of the hanger 4 thelower edge of said strip will roll beneath the lower edge of the bailand operate as a liner or cushion to engage directly with the heel ofthe shoe, and thereby prevent wear thereon, as would result if thecomparatively sharp lower edge of the metallic hanger should restdirectly against the material of the shoe.

. A very important feature of advantage of :the present device will beunderstood by reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings, wherein the fulllines indicate the inactive condition of the device. Each member of thedevice is substantially U-shaped with its sides diverging longitudinallyand disposed in vertical planes transversely, the two members lying inparallel planes throughout in the inactive condition of the device. Whenthe hanger is 'swung upwardly, its sides'then converge upwardly and thesides of the spring-body are drawn inwardly, as indicated by dottedlines, whereby the spring-body is adapted to snugly grip the heelportion of the shoe and prevent slipping of the overshoe. Moreover, whenthe hanger is drawn up into its operative position and the ends of thespring-body are .drawn inwardly there will be a spring tension upon thehanger tending to draw the latter down into its inoperative position,whereby I said hanger will be maintained in snug engagement across theheel of the shoe proper without any tendency to work or play thereon.

A somewhat simpler form of the invention has been shown in Fig. 4,wherein the body 1 is provided with the attaching-clips 2, as usual, butinstead of being cut away is intact throughout its entire length, andthe hanger member 45* approximates the width of the body 1 and ispivotally connected to the body, as at 5, at a point below thelongitudinal center of said member, whereby the hanger will contact withthe body 1 when swung downwardly, and therefore it is not necessary toprovide additional means to limit the downward swing of the hanger. Thedrawing-together action between the body and the hanger is of course thesame in this form as in the previously-described form.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings there has been shown another form of theinvention, including a body 11 and a hanger 12, which embraces or liesupon the outer side of the body instead of at the inner side, as in thetwo previously-described forms of the invention. strip of flexiblematerial 13 is attached to the back or outer side of the hanger andprojects at the lower edge thereof as a shield to protect the materialof the shoe. Instead of being integral with the body the invertedsubstantially U-shaped attaching-clips 14 are bent from the upper edgeof a separate plate 15, which is attached to the outer side of the bodyby means of rivets or eyelets 16, each end of the hanger 12 beinginterposed between the adjacent plate 15 and the body 11 and mountedupon the adjacent rivet or eyelet 16 as a pivotal support. As the hanger12 embraces the body 11, it is not necessary to provide additional meansto limit the downward movement of the hanger, and it will of course beunderstood that the drawin together action between the members 11 and 12is preserved in this form.

Another arrangement of attachingclips has been shown in Fig. 8, whereineach end of the body 17 is provided with an integral attaching-clip 18and a separate attaching-clip 19, carried by a separate plate 20, whichis attached to the exterior of the body by means of rivets or eyelets21, with the adjacent end of the hanger 22 interposed between the plate20 and the body and pivotally supported upon one of the fastenings 21.

Fig. 6 of the drawings illustrates another form of the device, wherein23 designates the substantially U-shaped body, having a longitudinalnotch 24 cut in the rear upper edge portion thereof, as in Fi 2. Uponeach end of the body and upon the outer side thereof there is a plate25, secured thereto by fastenings 26 and provided at its upper ed e withthe attachin spring-clips 27. In this arrangement t e members of eachpair of spring-clips 27 are separated by a considerable interval, andthe hanger 28 has its ends received between the respective ends of thebody and the adjacent plates 25, there being a rivet or eyelet 29piercing each end of the hanger and the adjacent end portion of the bodyat its upper edge, whereby the end portions of the hanger are capable ofworking between the plates and the body. A reinforcing-strip 30 isapplied to the inner side of the intermediate bowed portion of thehanger removal of the overshoe and also to facilitate and is securedthereto by terminally-located the putting on'of the overshoe. fastenings31, there being clips 32'upon the Although the metallic body has beenends of the strip and rising above the hanger. shown bare or uncoveredin each form of the In addition to reinforcing the hanger the device,itis contemplated to also cover the strip is designed to rest in thenotch or same with some suitable material; but this seat 24, and therebylimit the downward is not absolutely necessary, as the metallic movementof the hanger, while the clips 32 parts maybe japanned or otherwisetreated 5 are designed to engagethe upperedge of the to render the samesmooth and incapable of overshoe for the same purpose. becoming rusted.

Another embodiment of the invention is The clips 9 and'32 in addition toserving as shown in Fig. 7 and includes a substantially stops alsoafford finger-pieces for convenience U-shaped body 33, which is ofcontinuous in elevating the respective hangers after the go widththroughout its length and is provided overshoe has been put on. withterminal attaching-clips 34. The han er Having fully described theinvention, what of this form is a stifl sprin wire which is claimedisembraces the end portions of t e body and An overshoe attachment ofthe class dehas each end bent 1nto an eye 36, through scribed comprislnga substantially U-shaped which passes a rivet or eyelet 37, which alsospring-body having its sides diverging longipierces the body andconstitutes a pivotal tudinally and disposed in, vertical planes supportfor the hanger. transversely in its inactive condition, and a From theforegoing description it will be substantially U-shaped hanger having,its understood that each disclosure of the invensides diverginglongitudinally and. its ends tion includes a drawing-together actionbepivotally connected in snug engagement with tween thepivotally-connected portions of. the terminals of the body, the twomembers the body and the hanger, and these members lying'm parallelplanes throughout in the inare formed of sprlng metal, so as to be drawnactive condition of the device, whereby when together when the hanger iselevated for the the bail is swun upward, its sides converge p purposeof gripping the heel of the overshoe longitudinally upward and tend todraw the upon the heel of the shoe proper and also to sides of the bodyinwardly.

placea downward spring tension upon the In testimony that I claim theforegoing as hanger in order that thelatter may always my own I havehereto afiixed my signature snugly fit across 'theback of the heel ofthe in the presence of two witnesses.

shoe. When the hanger is depressed, the WILLIAM H. TILLSON. body is'inits inactive spread condition, and Witnesses:

I the grip of the heel of the overshoe upon the GERHARD G. ARENDs,

shoe proper is released, so as to facilitate the CAROLINE ARENDS.

